Introduction
Tamsin Sandiford joined Chambers in October 2023 following the successful completion of a specialist Personal Injury/Employment pupillage.
Tamsin is instructed in a wide range of employment and personal injury matters, including:
- Final hearings, including multi-day hearings, in the employment tribunal
- Fast Track trials
- Preliminary hearings in the employment tribunal
- Judicial mediation and dispute resolution
- Small claims hearings
- Stage 3 and infant approval hearings
- Applications and directions hearings
- Written advice on liability, quantum and merits
She has recently acted for the Claimant in the EAT case of Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd, which concerned vicarious liability in whistleblowing detriment cases and for an NHS Trust in a multi-day Employment Tribunal hearing on disability discrimination and unfair dismissal.
Tamsin read History at the University of Cambridge, obtaining a 2:1, before converting to Law via MA Law, in which she achieved a Distinction. She was awarded a Lord Denning Scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn and an Advocacy Scholarship from the University of Law in order to study the Bar course. She achieved a Very Competent in her BPC and a Distinction in her LLM in Bar Practice.
In her free time, Tamsin can be found watching football, in a ballet class, or at the gym.
Education
History – 2:1 (University of Cambridge)
MA Law – Distinction
LLM in Bar Practice – Distinction
Bar Practice Course – Very Competent
Testimonials
“Tamsin did a really great job on the claim we’ve just finished, the witness, was singing her praises. She was clear and calm and exceptionally thorough. I’ve fed back to the Insurers that she was excellent and recommended her for future hearings.” – Solicitor
